| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola elegantula Schott sect. Melanium |
| Bibliography | Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 7: 167 (1857) |
| Native Range | w. Balkan Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1200-2000m |
| Description | shortly pubescent, basal leaves orbiculate, upper leaves narrowly ovate, flowers 20-25mm across, sometimes bicolor, spur 5-8mm long, straight, thin |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | violet, white, yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Viola skanderbegii Dörfl. & Hayek |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, YUG Yugoslavia) |